Summary

Seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer explores the Titanic and forms a brief friendship with another passenger before experiencing the wreck of the giant ocean liner. One of the world's most well-known historic events, the sinking of the "Titanic" in 1912 grippingly unfolds in this story told from the perspectives of 17-year-old Jack Thayer, a passenger, and 22-year-old Harold Bride, the ship's junior wireless operator. Stunning, full-color illustrations, detailed diagrams of the ship's interior, and rare photographs convey a wealth of information to complement the gripping story.

Notes

"An I was there book." "First published in the United States by Hyperion Books for Children"--T.p. verso. "A Hyperion/Madison Press book."

Classification

• LCC: PZ7
• Dewey Decimal: 910/.91634

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.

Subjects

• Titanic (Steamship) -- Juvenile fiction
• Titanic (Steamship) -- Fiction
• Shipwrecks -- Fiction
• Ocean liners -- Fiction

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